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Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
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James tells us why he thinks there’s such enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic in schools.
  1. Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
    02:52
    Enthusiasm for Scots and Gaelic
  2. Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
    03:10
    Why is it important to learn Scots and Gaelic?
  3. Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
    06:54
    Reading The Gruffalo in Scots
  4. Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
    07:30
    Reading The Gruffalo in Gaelic
  5. Translating into Gaelic
    00:53
    Translating into Gaelic
  6. Discovering New Words
    03:16
    Discovering New Words
  7. Favourite Scots Words
    04:20
    Favourite Scots Words
  8. Questions from schools
    06:15
    Questions from schools
  9. Weather and climate
    00:56
    Weather and climate
  10. Going around gardens!
    03:12
    Going around gardens!
  11. Ideas for books
    02:25
    Ideas for books
  12. Kiran’s writing process
    05:08
    Kiran’s writing process
  13. Myths and Monsters
    11:48
    Myths and Monsters
  14. Newton Farm Questions
    05:46
    Newton Farm Questions
  15. The Crackledawn Dragon
    02:10
    The Crackledawn Dragon
  16. Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
    03:11
    Nadine Aisha Jassat – poetry reading
  17. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
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